On the recordJune 11, 2012
It is incredibly important to the economics of the country that we make further progress.
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congress.govIt is incredibly important to the economics of the country that we make further progress.
Senator Conrad emphasizes the need for continued progress in energy independence.
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I watched as a new Senator your work as a Democrat on fiscal accountability. You, in fact, were a deficit hawk among Democrats.
It was incredibly important that we not only made Social Security solvent, but we lifted the bottom 20 percent dramatically.
If you are really going to relieve me of the administrative burden, if you are going to really relieve me of the liability, if you are going to really relieve me of the cost other than the payroll transfer.
The bottom 20 percent of earners get a 35-percent increase over what is scheduled, a more than 60-percent increase over what is payable.